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School holiday

22 June 2017

Learning to paint is surely a life-improving skill? We head to southwest England in search of good light and a fresh mental landscape.

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British microbrand Finisterre has introduced some blue-sea thinking into a global surfwear market that’s worth around €9bn a year. It produces just six high-tech, low-impact garments and when the surf’s up, the team grab…

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Business

20 January 2011

The new spae shuttles prepare for lift-off, an iconic motorbike film gets back on the road, and Cornwall lays claims to the title of Britain's "green coats."

Radio

The Monocle Daily - Wednesday 9 June

9 June 2021

Andrew Mueller discusses EU-UK talks on Northern Ireland with former British diplomat John Everard and author Terry Stiastny. Plus: Belarus and sanctions, António Guterres and the UN and G7 leaders arrive in Cornwall.

Radio

Monocle on Design - What’s your craft?

18 August 2015

In today’s episode we tour workshops and studios from Canada to Cornwall. In Berlin we meet maverick perfumer Geza Schön, in Toronto we talk to leather craftswoman Robin Ackitt of Ship Island Leather and in Cornwall we get…

Radio

Monocle on Culture - Behind the scenes at Monocle: issue 105

19 June 2017

In the July/August issue of Monocle, Robert Bound goes dancing in Tel Aviv and learns how to paint in Cornwall, while Andrew Mueller meets Saint Etienne as they release their new album ‘Home Counties’.

Radio

The Curator - Highlights from Monocle 24

9 April 2016

All the best bits from the past week on Monocle 24: top UK chef Ben Tish cooks up a storm in the kitchen, editor of Rough Trade Magazine Liv Siddall talks music mags and we head to Cornwall to meet the team behind cold…

Radio

The Entrepreneurs - Finisterre

29 July 2020

Tom Kay is the founder of Finisterre, a sustainable-clothing brand inspired by the sea and based in Cornwall. Launched in 2003, the company is in the process of reopening its nine UK locations. Plus: we check in with Aaron…

Radio

The Entrepreneurs - Episode 234

6 April 2016

Cold-water surfing is not like other surfing: freezing water, freezing air and, until UK brand Finisterre came about in 2002, a severe lack of quality clothing and gear. We trek to the coast of Cornwall to meet the compa…

Monocle Minute

Making house

4 January 2017

The UK government has plenty of social issues to deal with this year, with one of the biggest being the national housing shortage. Prime minister Theresa May kicked off 2017 with an announcement to develop a series of…

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Business

19 October 2017

The new generation of helpful travel agencies, an urban distiller gives his team a getaway and cycle helmets that are both sturdy and sleek.

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House Quest

17 March 2011

Housing needs a renaissance. Monocle meets the London firm reinventing the town house and talks to pioneering project leaders in Denmark and Japan.

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Fashion

17 August 2008

Sisterly New York womenswear label Lialia, some legendary Japanese denim hits europe, plus Makr's vintage-feel wallets.

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Food & Drink

21 March 2019

Food news from restaurant openings to saucy purchases – and a recipe to boot.

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Observation

10 September 2015

Editor in chief Tyler Brûlé on what to do if you are at a loose end in London – visit Monocle’s new venture, the Kioskafé. You’ll certainly be able to get your magazine and coffee fix as well as stock up on all your travel…

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Editor’s letter

21 February 2019

As we invite you to say ‘bonjour’ to our issue devoted to all things French, our editor in chief explains how our latest page-turner owes its beginnings to some pondering in a Parisian bookshop.